Windshield light shade for automobiles



Nov. 6, 1923. 1,472,904

H. .C. ELLIOTT WINDSHIELD LIGHT SHADE FOR AUTOMOBILES Filed June 9, 1922Farr Z? E1552? INVENTOR.

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Patented Nov. 6, 1923.

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HARRY c. ELLIOTT, or TOWANDA, Kansas.

WINDSHIELD SHADE FOR AUTOMOBILES.

Application filed June 9,

as a sun shade or a shield against bright lights.

The following is a description of'my invention, reference being had tothe drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view showing all partsassembled in operative position.

Figure 2 is a detailed view of the frictioning members for frame Figure3 is a side view of the adjustable hanger to which said shield istrunnioned'.

Figure 4 is an edge view of Figure 3.

Figure. 5 is an adjustable brace arm, and

Figure 6 is an edge view of Figure 5.

In Figure 1, 1 is the frame supporting a sheet, 2; said sheet being oftranslucent or opaque material, as desired.

3 is a frame supporting a smaller section of the shield which contains asheet member same as 2 in frame 1.

4 is an extension arm on frame .1 which trunnions in a supporting'bar,5; said bar being attached to the automobile windshield frame, 6.

7 and 8 are jam nutsholding the shade in proper relation to the windshield, 9.

10 is an extension rod functioning the same as 4 on the opposite side,and on said rod is mounted friction elements 11 and 12, 11 beingthreaded and screwed to proper position and fastened by a jam nut, 13.It will be understood that the extension rods 10 and 4 referred toextend across the side of the shade and on said rods, slida-bly mounted,is.

' the frame 3; said frame having spherical 1922. Serial 110.548.1088.

20; said parts adapted to slide in the clinched ends asshown at 21 and21; said clinched ends holding the bars in perfect alignment.

22 is a slot means for adjustment for the varying positions of bolts 23and 24 which are in use on the present make of automobile wind shields.The hole, 25, is adapted to en gage with bolt 23, and the slot 22 willengage with bolt 24, at which point an adjustment may be made for thecorrect position of the light shade relative to the extending portion ofthe top of the automobile.

26 is the hole in which the light shade rod 10 is trunnioned.

The object of the right angled extension of bar 20 as shown at 27 is'toaccommodate the diameter of the pivoted friction bearings 11 and 17Figure 5 is a brace arm, composed of two parts,each part havingperforated ends and the opposite ends slotted.

Perforation 28 is adapted to engage with a bolt, 29, which is acorresponding element to bolt 23 on the opposite side.

Perforation 30 is adapted to engage with an extension rod on frame 1, asshown at 31; said rod being threaded and having jam nuts to hold saidbrace in proper position.

Slots 32 and 33 are adapted to receive a bolt, 34, functioning as abinder for any position that said brace may be placed; said brace armmay be kept in perfect alignment under ordinary positions of the lightshield, but when brought to a'low angle the arm will breakas pivotedjoint allowing said shield to rest in a parallel position with the windshield proper.

Figure 35 is an arm rigidly attached to frame 3, a portion of which issleeved on rod 10, as shown at 36 in Fig. 1; said arm being bent to anacute angle for convenience of rotating without obstruction; said arm 35is adapted to extend through between the wind shield and the wind shieldframe, and is operated by taking hold of the flattened end at 37manipulating it with an upward and downward movement, and to hold saidshield firmly on that portion of the frame marked 20' the rod 24 ispassed through the hole 26 and the jam nut 38 is tightly screwed toplace, clamping the member 27 tightly between said nuts. I 7

To operate my inventlon for sun shade,

set at. an angle similar to that shown in both parts will be placed inone plane and bile light.

Figure 1,-01' lowered to suit-:the angle ofithe s un light.

hen driving after ni ht the shade will be placed at a horizontalpositionuand when meeting another car the operator will'lower the smallsection of the shade marked 3, manipulating it With the lever, 35,drawing the shield to a vertical position, which will shade the eyesfrom the advancing automo- If the frame 3 should be glazed with 061-ored-glassgthe glare ofthe light \villbe retarded, and it it be filledwith an opaque material the-operator will be enabled to see the side ofthe road and keep the eyes shaded from the bright light, and when theappreaching cars have passed the shade may be erected to a horizontalposition and held in place by friction contactyas heretofore described.

I do not confine-myself to any particular filler forthe-fi-aines ascolored glass or celluloid may be used, or sheet metal or asbestosboard, or other opaque material-may :be employed, vand said materialheld firmly in place is shown in Figure).

.l-do not Wishto confine the friction element to a sphericalbody, asshown, as it may be made conical or disk forn'i.

Suchlmodifications may be made in the construction as lies Within theappended; claim.

Having thus described my invention, What 'I'claim is ne-W,-and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

In a li ht shade:forautoniobiles the CORP binationof .a wind shield, Eashade :pivotally mounted thereon-said shield coniprising two "members,means for supportingsaid shadein a fixed position, 111l110l".]30l-l0110fsaid shade having asleeve by which. means said shade member beingaxially mounted on a shaft said shaft.- having socket-s one of, which isrigidly attached and the opposite socket is threaded-on saidshatt toradjust ment and tensioning: when engaged with pivots on said'niinorshade ifranie, llldlllGLIlS for locking-said sockets ina=fixed position,an arm attached to sleeve. of said shade: and extending rearward withinreach of operator, 'for t] 1e pu rpose set -Forth and described.

HARRY C. ELLIOTT.

